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You've been at this all day, Chryseis. I can't believe you're still practicing. Please come inside so we can talk for a bit.

Just a few more rounds, Pyrrah. I have to be at my absolute best for tomorrow! The Archery Tournament begins in the morning and I mean to win it! While you are cheering me on from the grandstand, I'll be taking some of the most important shots of my life!

Everything has been happening so quickly, and we really haven't had the opportunity to discuss our alternatives.

What is there to discuss?

Well, for example... It's not too late for you to back out of the Tournament. We could just go dragon hunting and skip the entire affair! Or we could both stay home and I could make it worth your while!

Mmmm... that does sound tempting, but you know how much I want this, my love. You've had many adventures abroad and now it's my turn. I'm a War Archer and I'm the best shot on the Amazon Isles. It's my duty to participate in the Tournament and it would be an honor to become the first Amazon Arrow.

This isn't just an archery competition, Chryseis. Being the Amazon Arrow will require much more than just archery skills. It's been over nine centuries since you've left the islands and Man's World has only grown more savage.

I have no fear of Man, Pyrrah... and need I remind you that I am no stranger to war.

This time is different! Those brutes are killing each other on a scale that you can't even begin to imagine! And if the First Ones' visions are true...

The First Ones only saw that Man would create an atomic weapon, not that they would actually use it.

If they make that bomb, it WILL be used! I can promise you that!

Not if I can stop it. As the Amazon Arrow, I will do everything in my power to prevent that from ever happening. I would rather die than to allow the deployment of that abomination!

That's exactly my point, Chryseis. What if an atomic bomb could turn the tide of the conflict? What if the entire war could be ended with a single nuclear strike?

Never! Pyrrah, what you are suggesting is madness! There has to be another way and I will find it.

This war IS madness, Chryseis! What if it has to be you that participates in the mission to drop that bomb? You have to be willing to do whatever it takes! The fate of the entire world is at stake!

You're worried that I can't handle the job?

I'm worried that becoming the Amazon Arrow will destroy you! Amazons have very long lives and I don't want yours to be tainted with guilt and regret! You shouldn't have to live with the memories of the tragedies that you will witness, or the horrors that you may have to unleash.

But don't you see? I will show them a better way... the Amazon way! I will teach the world of Man how to fight with honor!

Only if you win the tournament ...Only if you become the Amazon Arrow.

Ha! Who could prevent it? Aella is an excellent shot, but she is no warrior. I have personally trained every other archeress in the Tournament and none of them are a match for me. This is my dream, Pyrrah, and there is no one that could possibly stand in my way.

You may be right, my beloved... Or you may be faced with more competition tomorrow than you realize...